Ssesse Island Fishing Trip (5 Days/ 4 Nights)

DAY 1: Entebbe
Arrival at Entebbe International Airport and transfer to your overnight accommodation establishment. You will get briefed on how you can get the best experience from your fishing trip. Dinner and Overnight at Entebbe
DAY 2: Lake Victoria
After breakfast you will be transferred to Lake Victoria for fishing from a fully equipped boat as well as other fishing equipments. Dinner and overnight at Entebbe
DAY 3: Ssese Islands
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Bukakata landing site for a ferry transfer to the islands. Before reaching Bukakata, have a stop over at the Equator for the some photos. Have en route lunch and then proceed to Bukakata landing site. Board a ferry to Luuku site on the side of the beautiful Ssesse Islands. Relax at this beautiful island. Dinner and overnight at Ssesse Habitat Resort/ Ssesse Palm Beach Resort Beach hotel/ Ssesse islands beach hotel
Day 4: Ssesse Islands
After breakfast go for another thrilling moment of fishing on Africa’s largest lake. In the afternoon visit the local fishing villages or go for a guided nature walk through the forest. If not satisfied with your catch you can decide to go for another fishing session. Dinner and Overnight at Ssese Habitat resort Ssesse Palm Beach Resort Beach hotel/ Ssesse
DAY 5: Entebbe
Early morning departure from the islands to Entebbe

Murchison Fall s Fishing Trip (4 days /3 Nights)

DAY 1: Murchison Falls NP
Early morning departure from Kampala for the drive to Murchison Falls National Park. The journey takes about 6 hours and passes you through the famous Luweero Triangle, a former bush war zone in Uganda. Have a stop over at Masindi for lunch and later drive to the top of the falls before transferring to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
Days 2: Murchison Falls NP
After breakfast, go for a brief game viewing session before going for fishing is from the rocks around several pools below the Falls. In the afternoon, you may go for a launch cruise on the Nile River. This cruise will take you to the bottom of the thundering falls. It involves having a scenic view of schools of hippos, huge crocodiles, buffaloes, elephants and a variety of water birds such as the rare shoebill, cormorants, ducks, bee-eaters, skimmers, fish eagle, kingfishers and herons. Dinner and overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Sambiya River Lodge /Nile safari camp
DAY 3: Murchison Falls NP
Further time to fish in the waters of the Nile, the world’s second longest river. You can also go for another game viewing drive from where you will see the different wild game which includes lions, leopards, giraffes, antelopes, elephants, and many warthogs. Dinner and Overnight at Paraa Safari Lodge/Sambiya River Lodge /Nile safari camp

Day 4: Murchison Falls-Kampala
After breakfast take on a leisurely drive to Kampala arriving at your preferred accommodation establishment late afternoon.

Virtual Tracking of Gorilla introduced in Uganda

Virtual Gorilla Tracking Introduced in Uganda.

The Director of Tourism, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) Mahoro Eunice explained virtual Gorilla Tracking which involves stationing of cameras within The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park so that trackers will only be able to track Gorillas with the help of Global Positioning Systems. (GPS) coordinates.

She said all this will be possible but one has to log on onto a website www.friendgorilla.org. This website will work same way as face book, My space and Twitter. Once you befriend a gorilla you will be interacting with your gorilla friend on a weekly basis and you will get updates on the movements of your gorilla friend in Bwindi

All one will need to do is pay one dollar or an equivalent in Ugandan shillings using any mobile telephone network.

It will be done in such away that, once one buys or befriends a gorilla(s), they will be able to follow births, new relationships and the genealogy of your gorilla friend all life long. Though you don’t have to be on the social network site, you can track your Gorilla friend on www.friendgorilla,org site by going to the web page Goetrack. Mahoro explained that come 24^th September, 2009, the Nshongi group Gorilla family will be lunched by tracking this biggest family of Gorillas with 34 individual members which has been habituated for tracking recently.

Read more of this article at www.touringuganda.com/virtual gorilla tracking.php

Bird Watching in Uganda

Talk about watching birds in Uganda, check this out. This itenerary is availlable at www.touringuganda.com

DAY ONE

Arrive at Entebbe International Airport, meet and greet with the Deal worth Holidays staff/ guide who will transfer you to your hotel. Depending on arrival time, birding can be done starting with and around the Uganda wildlife Education Centre (UWEC), Botanical gardens Lutembe beach around Entebbe area, where you will have a chance to see the great blue and ross’s turacos, klaa’s, woodland kingfisher and a lot more at Lutembe beach around Entebbe area. Meals and overnight at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Botanical Beach hotel and Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel (High end/luxurious accommodation),The Boma Guest House, Airport View Hotel, Airport Guest House(Medium class accommodation) or Fraba Tourist Campsite & Hostel (Low budget/Economy accommodation) (Full board)

DAY TWO

Begin the day with an early breakfast, the guide will drive you to Mabamba swamp for the Shoebill Stork, Black crake, yellow billed duck, swamp fly catcher, Africa marsh harrier, long toed lapwing, Blue headed coucal etc and other water birds. After canoe boat from Mabamba, drive to Lake Mburo National Park for Lunch and birding enroute. Famous birds in the savannah park include: Rufous-bellied Heron, Lesser Jacana, Lesser Moorhen and a variety of water birds including shoe bill. Dinner and over night at Mihingo Lodge (High end/luxurious accommodation), or Mantana Tented Camp (Medium class accommodation) or at the Rwonyo Rest Camp Bandas (Low budget/basic accommodation). (Full board)

DAY THREE

Morning birding and wildlife viewing in the park which is an extension of the Tanzanian Plains with big herds of Zebra, Impala, Eland, Warthogs, buffalo and other savannah species. For birders, this is one of the best places to find African Fin foot, Papyrus, Bush Shrike bird, Brown-chested Plover, Red-faced Barbet etc. After lunch, go for a boat ride in search for the African Fin foot and shoebill .Later in the evening, drive to Mbarara for a night rest at Agip Motel or Lake view hotel Mbarara. (Full board)

DAY FOUR

Drive to Kisoro via Kabale. Make a stop for birding at Lake Kyahasi near Kisoro. Common species you may encounter include: Common Moorhen, Southern Porchard, Lesser Jacana, Red Knobbed Coot and the Dark-capped Yellow Warbler e.t.c Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel, Kisoro Tourist Hotel or Virunga Hotel.

DAY FIVE

Today morning, we prepare to ascend the Bird Gorge trail and bamboo Zone on Mt. Sabinyo for Rwenzori Turaco, Crowned hornbill, black kite, Shelly's Crimson wing, crowned crane and Kivu ground Thrush. The Mountain is also famous for bushbucks and threatened golden monkey. Overnight at Travelers Rest Hotel, Kisoro Tourist Hotel or Virunga Hotel.

DAY SIX

Morning drive to Ruhija, Bwindi national park birding the Bamboo for the Handsome Francolin White-starred Robin, Red-throated Alethe, Dusky Crimson wing Grauer's Warbler and many other birds. Overnight Gorilla resort/ Buhoma homestead/ Buhoma community bandas

DAY SEVEN

Trek to Bwindi swamp for the Green Broadbill, Grauer's Rush Warbler, Purple-breasted, Blue headed and Regal Sunbirds evening drive to Bwindi Park Headquarters. Dinner and over night at either Gorilla Forest Camp Uganda safari lodge/ Mantana Tented Camp (High end/luxurious accommodation), or Lake Kitandara’s Tented Camp/ Buhoma Homestead (Medium class accommodation) or the Community Bandas (Low budget/basic accommodation).

DAY EIGHT

After an early breakfasts, birding in Buhoma jungle for beautiful Francolin, Red-chested owlet, Rufous-chested Fluff tail, Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo, Neumann's Warbler and many other birds including rare plants. Lunch, Dinner and over night at either Gorilla Forest Camp Uganda safari lodge/ Mantana Tented Camp (High end/luxurious accommodation), or Lake Kitandara’s Tented Camp/ Buhoma Homestead (Medium class accommodation) or the Community Bandas (Low budget/basic accommodation).

DAY NINE

You will have an early morning breakfast and thereafter report to the ranger’s station In Bwindi for gorilla Gorilla tracking which may last between 3-6 hrs. In case you are not interested in gorilla trek, we drive to Queen Elizabeth National park via Ishasha birding enroute, arriving for an afternoon boat ride on Kazinga channel connecting Lake Edward and George. This trip passes through possibly the highest concentration of hippos. This launch cruise offers an excellent platform for photography, bird watching and game viewing. The prolific bird life is colorful and stupendous with well over 550 resident species. Dinner and overnight at spectacular Mweya Lodge perched right on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the Ugandan Great Lakes or Jacana safari Lodge (High end/luxurious accommodation), King fisher Lodge Kichwamba/Hill top Camp (Medium class accommodation) or the Mweya Hostel (Low budget/basic accommodation)

DAY TEN

Dawn game drives today in Uganda’s best park. Queen Elizabeth National Park’s diverse eco-system of grassy plains, tropical forest, rivers, swamps, lakes and volcanic craters is home to an incredible abundance of wildlife. Game drives in this park, with the massive Rwenzoris as a backdrop provides excellent opportunities to see lion, leopard, giant forest hog, Cape buffalo, elephants, defassa waterbuck, Uganda Kob, Topi and bush buck. After the game drive, return to Kampala, / Entebbe, with lunch enroute and stop over at Equator Uganda before your evening departures home or being transferred to your hotel in Kampala prior to your trip back home. End of services.